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Russian strikes kill 11 in Ukraine as Kyiv targets gas plants in Arctic
Al Jazeera • • world
Key Points:
- Russian forces launched multiple attacks across Ukraine, killing at least 11 people, including civilians in Mykolaiv, Sumy, Dnipro, Odesa, and Kramatorsk, with many others wounded.
- Ukraine claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a natural gas plant in Russia’s Arctic Yamal-Nenets region, marking the deepest strike inside Russian territory since the war began.
- The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces targeted critical gas processing plants in Novy Urengoy and Purovsky, key to Russia’s gas industry, causing a fire but no casualties.
- Russian officials confirmed the attacks in Ukraine and claimed their strikes targeted military infrastructure, including a drone warehouse in Mykolaiv and vessels near Odesa.
- Ukraine’s Prime Minister warned of rapidly increasing Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure and businesses, announcing additional support measures amid ongoing air defense shortages.
